Mr Clarke said after the hearing: “It was a relief to see that Courage was convicted and I thought that at last he has got what he deserves.

“I was not surprised that after everything nobody would receive a penny of what they had lost, and for me that is something I accepted a long time ago. However I would imagine that the other people who were conned by this individual probably feel mostly let down.

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Plymouth City Council has urged that anyone who buys a vehicle that they believe has been wrongly described or one with serious hidden faults should contact trading standards on the Citizens Advice Consumer Service on 03454 040506.